Rabish Binney
Left out overnight
WG Grace made the list because he was judged to be one the best players to have played the game. He played in an era when Test cricket was almost non-existent, so it stands to reason his greatness is reflected in his first class record rather than his Test record. Heck, the first ever Test match was in 1877, when Grace was already 29 years old. You're trying to claim that Wisden selected him because of his First Class record when it is actually the opposite, they selected him because he was great player, which is reflected in his First Class stats. That's why mentioning Hick or Ramprakash is disingenuous.
It really doesn't. Because even if you take Grace out of the Wisdens XI, there's a case to be made for Len Hutton (averaged 56 in Test cricket... and also scored more than 40,000 FC runs) or Herbert Sutcliffe (who averaged more than 60 in Test cricket... as well as scoring more than 50,000 FC runs).
There's no doubt that Gavaskar was a wonderful player and deserve consideration in an All-Time Xi... but it's hardly some kind of conspiracy that he just missed out.
WG Grace made the list because he was judged to be one the best players to have played the game. He played in an era when Test cricket was almost non-existent, so it stands to reason his greatness is reflected in his first class record rather than his Test record. Heck, the first ever Test match was in 1877, when Grace was already 29 years old. You're trying to claim that Wisden selected him because of his First Class record when it is actually the opposite, they selected him because he was great player, which is reflected in his First Class stats. That's why mentioning Hick or Ramprakash is disingenuous.
It really doesn't. Because even if you take Grace out of the Wisdens XI, there's a case to be made for Len Hutton (averaged 56 in Test cricket... and also scored more than 40,000 FC runs) or Herbert Sutcliffe (who averaged more than 60 in Test cricket... as well as scoring more than 50,000 FC runs).
There's no doubt that Gavaskar was a wonderful player and deserve consideration in an All-Time Xi... but it's hardly some kind of conspiracy that he just missed out.
I'm glad you mentioned Hutton & Sutcliffe.
Their test records alone put them well in front of WG for consideration for selection in the all time best TEST XI.
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